Pioneros

The history of Puerto Ricans in the so-called "Babel of Steel" dates back more than a century. Through hundreds of images of the "pioneers"-those Puerto Rican migrants who established themselves in New York City between the 1890s and the end of World War II-we capture a glimpse of their daily lives and of their individual and collective stories. This rich collection of images from the Archives of the Center for Puerto Rican Studies at Hunter College helps to examine the history of the Puerto Rican community at a time when it was spreading its roots in New York City's social, political,...

The area of Amalthea, better known as Central College, was platted by Timothy Lee in 1816. Situated three miles southeast of Westerville, Central College was built along Big Walnut Creek. A college known as the Blendon Institute was formed in 1832. In 1842, the institute was given to the Presbyterian church to form the Central College of Ohio. However, due to financial struggles, the school--later known as Central College Academy--closed in 1894. The Ohio School for the Deaf Alumni Association purchased the defunct school property and created the Ohio Home for the Aged and Infirm Deaf; it was ...

Descubra el universo mitológico egipcio y todos sus fantásticos cuentos y leyendas sobre el origen del universo y del ser humano: Seth contra Osiris y Horus, el Viaje del Sol y el Viaje del Alma, el libro de los muertos, el mágico papiro Westcar, la historia de Sinhué, Tutmosis IV y la Gran Esfinge. Incluye diccionario de las divinidades egipcias, con sus atributos y símbolos iconográficos principales. ¿Cómo se creó el Universo?, ¿cómo acabará? ¿Quiénes somos?, ¿a dónde vamos?... Son preguntas que toda civilización se ha cuestionado y que cada una ha respondido de manera...

"Inventario de los libros que han tenido ingreso en la secretaría de la Real academía," 1922-29, with v. 83, 85, 87, 89, 91-92, 96, 99.

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